New MySpace = BugSpace 3.0

We didn’t really mind losing our non-existent design with the css killer MySpace 3.0 upgrade, but the fact that since the roll-out of the new layout neither the music player, nor the video slider has been working on our profile makes our presence on MySpace kinda pointless.
Maybe it was the addition of a new song and new videos that were just too much for MySpace to handle, or some wires got crossed when they did the roll-out, we don’t know, but judging by the number of pissed-off users with similar problems, they’d better do something about it soon or everyone will leave.

The new MySpace 3.0 is coming on Oct 15

We got a lot of feedback about our post on the new Myspace profile 3.0. Since the lack of css customization will kill a lot of bands’ MySpace design, everyone wants to know when they will be forced to upgrade their MySpace profile to 3.0. The latest news is that the new look of MySpace, also known as Project Futura, will launch on October 15. Continue reading

The new MySpace Profile 3.0: no css customization

Yesterday we got a reminder from MySpace that we could upgrade our artist profile to the new 3.0 version, so we did. Since we didn’t really have a MySpace design, we didn’t have much to lose, and the upgrade was relatively painless.
The new profile editor lets you choose modules for your site, which you can drag and drop to their preferred positions. All the html in the old profile got dumped to the new html box, and it took some time to figure out that it needs to be edited there, and not in the bio section. This was the only issue to be solved after the upgrade, and we’re happy with the new cleaner layout of profile 3.0. The new marquee header lets visitors see the latest status update immediately, and the video slider is a great tool to present your videos if you have 10 of them, like us. However, if your band has a MySpace design based on custom css, you’ll have a hard time keeping your layout after the upgrade, since profile 3.0 doesn’t support css customization. Continue reading